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amass

verb

ə-ˈmas

Definition of amass

as in to collect

to bring together in one body or place amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive

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as in to accumulate

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk

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Recent Examples of amass In June, Baumeyer launched 20-0, an online game that lets players draft a fantasy team from varying eras in gridiron history in hopes of amassing a score worthy of a perfect season. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Federal prosecutors said Bateman amassed followers in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Moore has amassed a career in construction planning and design, as well as serving as an educator. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Based on a Naver Webtoon of the same name that has amassed almost 3 billion views, the 10-part series follows the strained relationship of the Empress Navier and her husband Emperor Sovieshu. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amass

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Allen collected three hits and played terrific defense during a 6-3 win against the Mets.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Morgues in Nepal have been overwhelmed, though authorities are collecting DNA samples in the hopes of notifying relatives.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of collect

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The feeds then went to the pets as the houseguests were set to gather at the dining room table time machine.

— Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
King’s eyes gather the world’s hodgepodge, and her hand records with a sensitivity that can come only from fondness.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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This does, however, seem to be another case of the Netflix name being able to assemble and pay a big-name cast for relatively lackluster results.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Engineers have assembled a prototype air-cooling rig to test the passive safety systems.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemble

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Her cycle of resurrections, the highs and lows, didn’t seem to change her much over the years, even as the highs garnered her over half a billion dollars.

— Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Trio would garner Parton her first, and so far only, Grammy Award nomination for album of the year.

— Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026

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